Hi everyone, you're listening to the Lazy Genius Podcast. I'm Kendra Dachie and I'm here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.

Today's episode 124, the Lazy Genius Weekly Plan. I'm guessing that you have purchased a lot of planners over the years, possibly more than one a year, if you're like me, looking for some kind of system to help you stand up of your week and also your life.

In this episode, I'm going to walk through three questions to ask when planning your week. And then we'll use my own weekly plan for this week as a kind of case study to see how the questions are put into practice.

It's a simple approach but incredibly impactful. Before we jump into that, I'd love to quickly tell you about a resource I think you will love, especially if you are looking for ways to find a little sanity and savings in the kitchen.

Kate from Naptime Kitchen has created the Naptime Kitchen Guide to freezing. It's a 30-page digital download with everything you could ever need to know about how to freeze and defrost food.

She covers how to wrap food, storage containers, how to avoid freezer burn, what you can and can't freeze, how to reheat things straight from frozen or after they've been thought.

It is seriously so rich in information and you will absolutely reap the benefits so quickly.

And if you avoid freezing food because you have like one small regular freezer, don't ignore a guide like this since it can actually really help you be smart and intentional about how you use your limited freezer space.

So I will put a link in the show notes for you to check out the guide that I am so happy to be in Affiliate 4.

And be sure to follow Naptime Kitchen on Instagram at Naptime Kitchen. She is remarkably generous with information about getting dinner on the table so be sure to check her out.

Okay, let's talk about creating a weekly plan.

Why do we plan out a week or if it's more relevant to your style, maybe plan out a day or two weeks or a month?

However often you plan, we obviously do it because we don't want to miss anything that's scheduled or forget to do something important.

But I think beneath the surface for a lot of us having a weekly plan can quickly morph into a desire for control.

We plan our faces off so that we know exactly what's coming and then we won't experience stress.

That sadly is an impossible goal. You cannot control everything. You can't plan your way into serenity.

No amount of scheduling out a week can calm your crazy completely. It might a little but not completely.

Based on the majority of comments and DMs and emails that I receive, a lot of you resonate with the same all or nothing mentality that I do, at least in some areas.

And when it comes to making a weekly or daily plan, if you experience any amount of stress, then sometimes you think the plan failed.

You need a new planner, a new system, a new something. But really, we have to remember that we will never eliminate stress or more accurately the stressors that cause stress.

We can't plan our way out of a regular life that ebbs and flows and there's curve balls and like all the other up and down cliches you can think of.

It's just life. It happens. But that doesn't mean you have to throw out plans altogether.

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